Abstract
The Fifth Edition of the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5; Roid, G. H. (2003). Stanford Binet intelligence scales (5th ed.). Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing) is relatively new, with minimal published research on general populations and none with special populations. The present study provides information on the cognitive profiles of children with ASD (N = 63) and on the whether the abbreviated battery is representative of the full scale. A high percentage of the children had significantly stronger nonverbal (vs. verbal) skills. This pattern was not related to Full Scale IQ, age or diagnostic subgroup. IQs derived from the abbreviated battery accounted for a large proportion of the variance in FSIQ relative to comparable abbreviated batteries. However, caution is warranted when using the abbreviated battery, as it misrepresents actual ability in a small percentage of cases.
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This research was supported by grants from the US National Alliance for Autism Research and the National Institutes of Health, and by a doctoral scholarship awarded to JC by the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation. We thank Theresa McCormick, Irene Drmic, and Tracey McMullen for help with test administration. We are also grateful to all the children and parents who generously gave of their time to contribute to this research.
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Coolican, J., Bryson, S.E. & Zwaigenbaum, L. Brief Report: Data on the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales (5th ed.) in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 38, 190–197 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0368-2
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